John Kelly's Commons: November 23, 2008 - November 29, 2008

Yay! More Thanksgiving turkeys came in, welcome additions to our 2008 turkey gallery. Tina from Fairfax sent in this scrumptious breast. "It may not look like much," she wrote, "but it was wonderful -- I tried brining for the first...

My dream to build the world's greatest digital archive of Thanksgiving turkeys will have to remain just that, a dream. Exactly one person responded to my request to e-mail me photos of their roasted bird. Thank you, Pam: So much...

In roughly 30 hours the bird you see above will be transformed from raw, dripping, giblet-stuffed carcass to lovely roast Thanksgiving turkey. I'm sure there are people who will be celebrating Thanksgiving with ham or fish, but a big...

I talk to my dog. Not constantly, but every other morning when I take Charlie for his walk (My Lovely Wife and I alternate) I address him in a language I'm pretty sure he doesn't understand and I'm certain he...

I think one of the first things foreigners notice when they come to America is how much we love our flag. We stick it everywhere: on our public buildings, on the porches of our homes, atop our car dealerships, on...